Mehtab Singh, Sardar Bahadur
mihqwb isMG srdwr bhwdur
b. mihqwb isMG (1879-23.5.1938), pu`qr hzUrw isMG, dw jnm p`CmI pMjwb dy ipMf hMfwlI (izlHw Swhpur) ivc hoieAw sI[ skUl dI ividAw pUrI krn mgroN sMn 1895 ivc auh ieMglYNf clw igAw sI ij`QoN aus ny kwnUMn dI ifgrI hwisl kIqI sI[ vwips muV ky aus ny Swhpur ivc vkwlq SurU kr leI sI[ sMn 1910 ivc srkwr ny aus nUM &Irozpur ivc srkwrI vkIl dw Ahudw dy id`qw sI[ mgroN aus nUM lwhOr qbdIl kr id`qw igAw sI[ sMn 1915 ivc aus nUM srdwr swihb Aqy 1918 ivc srdwr bhwdur dw i^qwb id`qw igAw sI[ sMn 1919 ivc jdoN pMjwb ivc pihlIAW coxW hoeIAW sn qW auh pMjwb kONsl dw mYNbr cuixAw igAw sI[ sMn 1920 ivc aus nUM pMjwb kONsl dw ifptI prYzIfYNt bxw id`qw igAw sI[ &rvrI 1921 ivc jdoN mhMq nrYxU ny nwnkwxw swihb ivc is`KW dw kqlyAwm kIqw qW ies nUM aus dI ienkuAwierI kmytI dw muKI lwieAw igAw sI[ jdoN ies ny vyiKAw ik pulIs suprfYNt bwauirMg is`KW dy burI qrHW i^lw& hY qW ies ny AsqI&w dy id`qw sI Aqy ies sbMDI ibAwn vI jwrI kr idqw sI[ 11 nvMbr 1921 dy idn aus ny pMjwb kONsl dy ifptI prYzIfYNt vjoN vI AsqI&w dy id`qw sI Aqy AkwlI lihr ivc Swiml ho igAw sI[ aus dI pihlI igR&qwrI nvMbr 1921 ivc ‘cwbIAW dw morcw’ dOrwn hoeI sI[ ies ivc aus nUM 6 mhIny kYd qy 1000 rupY jurmwny dI szw suxweI geI sI[12 AkqUbr 1923 dy idn jdoN SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI nUM ZYr kwnUMnI krwr id`qw igAw qW bwkI AwgUAW dy nwl nwl ies nUM vI igR&qwr kr ilAw igAw sI[ ies dI irhweI svw do swl mgroN 26 jnvrI 1925 dy idn hoeI sI[ irhw hox mgroN auh SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI dw pRDwn bx igAw sI[ jUn 1926 ivc jdoN gurduAwr AYkt hyT coxW hoeIAW sn qW aus dw DVw bhuq ip`Cy rih igAw sI Aqy KVk isMG-mwstr qwrw isMG DVw jyqU irhw sI[ pihlW qW ies ny nvyN pRDwn nUM cwrj dyx qoN nWh kIqI sI, pr pulIs dy d^l dyx ’qy ies ny kbzw dy id`qw sI[
sMn 1928 ivc aus ny sweImn kimSn dy i^lw& j`dojihd ivc vD cVH ky ih`sw ilAw sI[ sMn 1928 ivc aus ny ‘nihrU irport’ dI ft ky mu^wl&q kIqI sI[ ies irport ivc mulk Br ivc hox vwlIAW coxW ivc is`KW dy h`kW nUM iblkul nzr-AMdwz kIqw igAw sI[
SRomxI AkwlI dl dy bulwvy ’qy iek Awl pwrtIz is`K kwn&rµs 29 jnvrI 1928 dy idn gurU rwmdws lµgr vwly hwl (drbwr swihb) AµimRqsr ivc hoeI sI[ ies iek`T ivc 150 dy krIb sInIAr AkwlI AwgU Aqy sYNkVy vrkr Swiml hoey sn[ ienHW ivcoN muK sn: mwstr qwrw isµG, ig: Syr isµG, s:b. mihqwb isµG, au~jl isµG AYm.AYl.sI. mµgl isµG ig`l, hIrw isµG drd, bwbw KVk isµG qy hrb^S isµG AYm.AYl.sI.[ ies kwn&rµs ny vI lokW ƒ ApIl kIqI ik sweImn kimSn dw mukµml bweIkwt kIqw jwvy[ iesy iek`T ny ieh vI mqw pws kIqw ik ‘‘i&rkyvwrwnw coxW dyS vwsqy GwtyvµdIAW hn, pr ikauNik kWgrs Aqy muslm lIg ny ies ƒ mµn ilAw hY ies kr ky is`KW dw &Yslw ieh hY ik is`KW ƒ pµjwb ivc qIjw ih`sw sItW id`qIAW jwx qy inzwm ivc vI eynw hI ih`sw imly[ is`K iksy vI hwlq ivc i&rkU numwieµdgI dy ADwr ’qy cuxI iek`lI AksrIAq hyTW rihxw nhIN shwrngy[ mdrws kWgrs ivc ihµdU-musilm h`kW bwry pws hoey, pµjvyN ih`sy vwly sWJy i&kryvwr msly vwly nukqy, is`KW au~pr vI lwgU kIqyy jwx[ isµD Aqy srh`dI sUby ivc Gt-igxqI is`KW dI rwKI kIqI jwvy[’’
nihrU irport ’qy Aw^rI ivcwrW krn vwsqy iek Awl pwrtIz kwn&rµs 28 qoN 30 dsµbr 1928 ƒ klk`qw ivc hoeI sI[ ies ivc Swiml hox vwsqy Bwrq dy v`K-v`K ih`isAW qoN kWgrs fYlIgyt klk`qw pu`jy hoey sn[ ies mOky ’qy mwstr qwrw isµG dIAW koiSSW nwl 30-40 is`K AwgU vI kl`kqw pu`jy hoey sn qW jo auh v`K-v`K kWgrsI AwgUAW ƒ iml ky is`K nukqw-ingwh pyS kr skx[ mwstr qwrw isµG ny iek drjn dy krIb sInIAr kWgrsI AwgUAW ƒ is`KW dI puzISn ibAwn kIqI[ nqIjy dy qOr ’qy fwktr AMswrI ny kbUl kr ilAw ik is`KW nwl nihrU irport ivc byiensw&I kIqI geI hY[ auDr moqI lwl nihrU ny vI mµn ilAw ik jy is`K ies irport bwry hwaUs ivc koeI qrmIm krvwaux ivc kwmXwb ho jwx qW aus ƒ koeI ieqrwz nhIN hovygw[
knvYnSn dy dUjy idn musilm lIg dw AwgU muhµmd AlI ijnwh vI ieµglYNf qoN prq ky klk`qw puj cukw sI[ aus ny mµg krnI SurU kr id`qI ik muslmwnW ƒ pµjwb ivc 51 &I sdI Aqy sYNtr ivc 33 &I sdI sItW idqIAW jwx[ ijnwh dy vqIry ny msly ƒ sgoN hor aulJw id`qw sI[ knvYnSn ’c ies msly dy h`l vwsqy nvIAW koiSSW SurU ho geIAW sn[ ies mksd vwsqy iek sb-kmytI bxweI geI sI[ ies sb-kmytI ivc moqI lwl, mdn mohn mwlvIAw, qyj bhwdr sprU, mohn dws krm cMd gWDI, milk brkq AlI, mOlwnw Abdul kwdr, mOlwnw Awzwd, mOlwnw z&r AlI ^wn, mwstr qwrw isµG, igAwnI Syr isµG, hrnwm isµG AYfvokyt, mµgl isµG Swiml kIqy gey sn[ pr ies sb-kmytI dw koeI nqIjw nhIN inkl sikAw sI ikauNik gWDI Aqy qyj bhwdr sprU muslmwnW dI Aqy ijnwh is`KW dI koeI prvwh nhIN krdw sI[ 28 dsµbr 1928 dI ies mIitµg ivc kuJ icr bYTy rihx mgroN ijnwh ivcoN hI au~T ky clw igAw sI[ Agly idn jdoN dobwrw mIitµg SurU hoeI qW ijnwh ny iek ^UbsUrq qkrIr kIqI Aqy Awpxw kys bw-dlIl pyS kIqw[ ies mgroN s:b: mihqwb isµG qy AYm.Awr. jYkwr ny AwpxI qkrIr ivc ijnwh dIAW swrIAW dlIlW ƒ r`d kr idqw[ BwvyN bhuqy mYNbr ijnwh dy mu^wil& ho gey sn pr ies dy bwvjUd ieh sb-kmytI iksy is`ty ’qy nhIN phuµc skI sI[
A^Ir, jdoN is`K fYlIgytW ny vyiKAw ik ihµdU AwgU muslmwnW ƒ ^uS krn vwsqy is`KW nwl byiensw&I kr rhy hn qW aunHW ny Awps ivc mSvrw kr ky iek sWJw stYNf lYx dw &Yslw kIqw[ s:b: mihqwb isµG ny sYNtrl is`K lIg vloN nihrU irport ivc iek qrmIm pyS kIqI ik ‘‘Bwrq dy Agly AweIn ivcoN i&rkU vµf hr qrHW qy hr pwisEN aufw idqI jwvy qy nihrU irport ivc ies ibnwA qy Adlw bdlI kIqI jwvy[’’ ieh qrmIm nw mµnI jwx qy sYˆtrl is`K lIg vloN nihrU irport qoN AwpxI ihmwieq vwips lYx Aqy knvYnSn ivc hor ih`sw nw lYx dw AYlwn kr idqw sI[ hrnwm isµG AYfvokyt ny is`K fYlIgytW vloN sWJw ibAwn AwpxIAW mµgW dy bwry ivc piVHAw sI Aqy ‘‘boly so inhwl…’’ dy jYkwry mwrdy hoey vwk AwaUt kr gey sn[ jwx qoN pihlW s:b: mihqwb isµG ny gWDI qy ijnwh ƒ mu^wiqb huµidAW ikhw ik ‘‘jy is`KW dI g`l nw suxogy qW Bwrq dIAW vµfIAW klk`qy bih ky klm nwl nhIN qlvwr nwl hoxgIAW[’’
23 meI 1938 dy idn s.b. mihqwb isMG lwhOr ivc hweI kort ivc iek muk`dmy ivc bolidAW idl dw dOrw ipAw sI Aqy aus dI auQy hI mOq ho geI sI.
